Health Profile of Iroquois County, Illinois
Iroquois County Health Score
The Map AI Health Index is a score that reflects local life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and physical environment to help you quickly compare the overall health and well-being of different areas.
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B
Iroquois County Around averageLess healthy than 71% of counties in Illinois
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Iroquois County | Illinois Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 77.8 | 77.9 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 6.0% | 6.9% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 16.6% | 15.6% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Iroquois County is 77.8 years, about 0.1 years shorter than the Illinois average of 77.9 years. The uninsured rate is 6.0%, lower than the Illinois average of 6.9%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 16.6% of residents, higher than the Illinois average of 15.6%.
Population by Age
Older residents
11,356 residents in Iroquois County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 817 235 men · 582 women
- 75–84 1,731 777 men · 954 women
- 65–74 3,100 1,519 men · 1,581 women
- 50–64 5,708 2,788 men · 2,920 women
Younger residents
5,447 residents in Iroquois County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 1,715 891 boys · 824 girls
- 7–12 1,624 841 boys · 783 girls
- 3–7 1,231 646 boys · 586 girls
- 0–3 877 459 boys · 418 girls
About 2,017 residents in Iroquois County (7.6% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 77.8 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Iroquois County | Illinois Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 11.5% | 10.7% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 7.9% | 7.1% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 8.0% | 7.1% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 35.1% | 36.1% | 34.3% |
On average, diseases in Iroquois County are about the same as in Illinois.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Iroquois County | Illinois Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 20.0% | 19.2% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 14.2% | 14.9% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 28.0% | 26.3% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Iroquois County are about the same as in Illinois.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 41,561 cigarettes a day, 1.2 million a month, or 15.2 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 457,172 minutes a day and 166.9 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Iroquois County is 77.8 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 4.08 lifetimes a year.
* Source: Shaw M, Mitchell R, Dorling D. "Time for a smoke? One cigarette reduces your life by 11 minutes." BMJ. 2000;320:53.
Illustrative only. This is not an estimate of how many people actually die from smoking each day or year - it's a rough, order-of-magnitude comparison meant to help grasp the scale of smoking in this area. We take no responsibility for any decisions made based on this figure.
Air Quality
| Metric | Iroquois County | Illinois Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 7.68 | 7.63 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 7.7 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Iroquois County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Iroquois County, IL Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Iroquois County, IL is the 3rd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 26,449 residents against a local median of 13,922. Nothing separates Iroquois County, IL sharply from the counties around it. Each measure below lands within 15% of the local median, close enough that the differences are within what survey sampling alone would produce.
The largest of those small differences is obesity, 11% below the local median at 35.1% against 39.6%. Iroquois County, IL has the lowest obesity of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iroquois County, IL | 26,449 | 77.8 yrs #1/6 | 6.0% #5/6 | 35.1% #1/6 |
| Kankakee County, IL | 106,635 | 77.5 yrs | 5.7% | 40.8% |
| Ford County, IL | 13,406 | 77.7 yrs | 5.7% | 36.7% |
| Newton County, IN | 13,922 | 76.6 yrs | 5.0% | 40.4% |
| Benton County, IN | 8,735 | 77.6 yrs | 7.1% | 39.6% |
| Vermilion County, IL | 72,384 | 75.1 yrs | 4.9% | 37.4% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Iroquois County, Illinois has an overall health index grade of B, making it somewhat better than Illinois, and somewhat better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Iroquois County, Illinois.
Is Iroquois County, Illinois a healthy place to live?
Iroquois County, Illinois has a Map AI Health Index grade of B, based on life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment; a B grade means residents are somewhat healthier than the U.S. average.
Is Iroquois County, Illinois one of the healthiest counties in Illinois?
Iroquois County ranks 73rd healthiest out of 102 counties in Illinois by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
What is the life expectancy in Iroquois County, Illinois?
People in Iroquois County, Illinois can expect to live 77.8 years on average, about the same as the Illinois average of 77.9.
What percentage of Iroquois County, Illinois residents are uninsured?
6.0% of residents in Iroquois County, Illinois have no health insurance, about 1 in 17 people, 0.8 points below the Illinois rate of 6.9%.
What percentage of Iroquois County, Illinois residents are obese?
35.1% of adults in Iroquois County, Illinois are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 0.9 points below the Illinois rate of 36.1%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Iroquois County, Illinois go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 41,561 cigarettes a day, 1.2 million a month, or 15.2 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 457,172 minutes a day and 166.9 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Iroquois County is 77.8 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 4.08 lifetimes a year.
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